Working of Vigilance and Quality Control

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Control Test & Their Frequency

Sr.
No
.
1

Mate
rial
Ceme
nt
(OPC)

Sand

Test
1) Initial
Setting
Time
2) Final
Setting
Time
3) Finess
by dry
sieving
4) Specific
Gravity
5)
Compressi
ve
Strength
(in
Kg/cm2)
a) 3 days
(+/- 1
hour)
b) 7 days
(+/- 2
hours)
c) 28 days
(+/hours)
6)
Soundnes
s by
LeChateli
er
Aparatus
1) Partical
size
2) Silt
Content
3)
Fineness
Modulus

4)
Bulkage

specific Limit

Frequency

Not less than 30 min.

Not more than 600 min.
Residue not more than 10%
on 90 micron sieve

For each
consignment of 50
MT or part thereof

3.10 to 3.15
33
Grad
s

43
Grads

53 Grads

160

230

270

220

330

370

330

430

530

Expansion not more than 10

mm

100% passing through 4,75

mm I.S. Sieve
Not more than 4%
1) For Concrete
2.6 to 3.6
2) For Masonry &
1st coat of
Not More
plaster
than 3
3) For Pointing & Shall not
2nd coat of
exceed
Plaster
1.6
Bulkage will have to be
determined for applying
correction to the quantity of
sand as & when necessary

Tests should be
carried out in the
begining & if there is
a change in source.

Coars
e
Aggr
egate

5)
Moisture
Content

Will have to be determined to

find quantity of free water in
sand

1)
Gradation

Size
of
Meta
l
80
mm
60
mm
50
mm
40
mm

100%
passing
through
sieve
size

100%
retained
on sieve
size

100 mm

50 mm

80 mm

50 mm

60 mm

40 mm
63 mm
(0%)
40 mm
(30 to
65%)
12.5 mm
(95 to
100%)

63 mm
40 mm
(35 to
70%)
12.5 mm
(0 to 5%)

For
Bitu
mino
us
work
s

40 to
50
mm
40
mm
crush
ed
metal
25
mm
crush
ed
metal
20
mm
crush
ed
metal
12.5
mm
crush
ed
metal
10
mm
crush
ed
metal

63 mm

25 mm

50 mm

25 mm

40 mm

20 mm

25 mm

12.5 mm

20 mm

10 mm

12.5 mm

6.3 mm

one test for per 100

cubic meter

6.3
mm
crush
ed
metal
4

Brick
s
1) Water
Absorptio
n
2)Compre
ssive
Strength
(wet
Condition)
3)
Effloresce
nce

Ceme
nt
Mort
er
Cube

Compressi
ve
strength

Ceme
nt
Concr
ete
Cube

Compressi
ve
strength

Soil/
Muru
m

1) Proctor
Density
Test shall
not be
less than

10 mm

4.75 mm

1st
class

2nd
Class

20%

22%

32.8
kg/cm2
min

29.52
kg/cm2
min

Nil: When threre is no

perceptible deposit of
efflorescsnce
Slight: Not more than 10%
area covered with Deposit
Serious: Heavy deposit of
salt present with powdering
or flacking of surface
Prop
ortio
n
1:3
1:4
1:5
1:6

28 days strength
127 to 211 Kg/cm2
84 to 126 Kg/cm2
56 to 84 Kg/cm2
35 to 56 Kg/cm2

M100
M150
M200
M250
M300

7 days
(min
Kg/cm2)
70
105
135
170
200

28 days
(min
Kg/cm2)
100
150
200
250
300

M350

235

350

M400

270

400

Grad
e

A set of 15 bricks for

50000 consignment
or part there of

1.52 gm/cc for Embankment

upto 3 mtr height
1.6 gm/cc for subgrade &
earthen
soulder/verges/backfill

Min no. Of samples

Cum
1-5
6-15.2
16-30.3
31-50.4
50 & above 4 plus
Additional samples
for each addition of
50 m3
1 sample = 6 cubes
One test per 1000 m3
of soil

2) C.B.R.
Value

10

11

Hard
Muru
m

Soft
Muru
m

1)
Gradation

95% passing through 80 mm

sieve size & 2% passing
through 25 mm sieve size

2)
Plasticity
Index

Below 4

1)
Plasticity
Index

Below 8

Stone Water
absorptio
n
Compressi
on
Strength
Specific
Gravity
Bitum
en

1.65 gm/cc for top 0.5 mtr

height of embankment
The Embankment shall be
designed on ascertaining the
CBR value

Penetratio
n

One test for

Compaction of 1 layer
in 1 km & every
changes in sourse or
type of murum

Same as above

Max. 5%
1530 Kg/cm2
Not less than 3

To ascertaion the correct

grade of bitumen

Two samples per lot

as directed by the
engineer